{"id":273550,"date":"2026-04-18T02:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/273550\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T02:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:07:10","slug":"may-2-for-the-end-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/273550\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2 | For the End of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for a memorable evening featuring Olivier Messiaen\u2019s Quartet for the End of Time, a work of profound beauty and spiritual depth. <\/p>\n<p>Composed during Messiaen\u2019s time in a wartime prison camp, this piece explores time, endurance, and transcendence through its unique rhythms and harmonies.<\/p>\n<p>The first half of the concert will feature a guided exploration of the quartet by our Artistic Director, highlighting key themes and movements to enhance your listening experience.<\/p>\n<p>The second half will be dedicated to a full performance of this iconic work, followed by a festive post-concert reception where you can celebrate the season with our musicians and fellow concertgoers.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss this unforgettable evening of music and community as the Benicia Chamber Players closes the 2025-2026 season!<\/p>\n<p>Program:<br \/>Oliver Messiaen &#8211; Quartet for the End of Time<br \/>\u200b<br \/>\u200bPerformers:<br \/>Alicia Choi, violin<br \/>Rebecca Tobin Krissman, clarinet<br \/>Brady Anderson, cello<br \/>Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Join us for a memorable evening featuring Olivier Messiaen\u2019s Quartet for the End of Time, a work of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-273550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}